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Toyota Looks To Cut U.S. Staff With Voluntary Buyouts

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    Toyota Looks To Cut U.S. Staff With Voluntary Buyouts

    All costs walk on two feet - even at the Japanese companies. I wonder if Toyota is laying off any workers in Japan - or is all of the cost cutting only being done using US citizens? And just how voluntary is it?
     
    #1 joe1347, Feb 3, 2011
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    JimN Let the games begin!

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    I suspect their program runs like those at other corporations. Take the package now or hold on? Maybe in 6-12 months the package may not be as generous or existant. Sometimes it backfires on the company a bit when too many people or the wrong people bail.
     
    #2 JimN, Feb 3, 2011
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    Rybold globally warmed member

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    In the future, robots will do everything.
    I would highly advise young people today to get a degree in a field related to robotics and CNC-programming.
     
    #3 Rybold, Feb 4, 2011
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    Bad advice. Not even in the next 30-50 years. There is no such thing as a degree in manufacturing so why would anybody need a degree related to robotics or CNC programming. Engineering is a different story.
     
    #4 macmaster05, Feb 4, 2011
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    ...are you suggesting there are not people with college degrees that designed and calibrated these robots?
     
    #5 Rybold, Feb 8, 2011
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    Industrial technology is the field concerned with the application of basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Industrial Technology programs typically include instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications, and report and presentation preparation.[1][2]


    Planning and designing manufacturing processes and equipment is a main aspect of being an industrial technologist. An Industrial Technologist is the engineer's partner in implementing certain designs and processes. Industrial Technology involves management operation, and maintenance of complex operation systems.


    [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_technology"]Industrial technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
     
    #6 fotomoto, Feb 8, 2011
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    Oh!

    School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

    Try searches for university with say Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering and you will find a few more.
     
    #7 energyandair, Feb 9, 2011
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